MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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